Aarik Long is a reporter for The Mountaineer, covering local news in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. With a focus on community stories and crime reporting, Aarik's work has also been featured on Yahoo News and Yahoo Sports. His articles highlight the people, events, and issues that shape the local community and spark conversations online.
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Aarik Long's coverage is predominantly focused on local news, including crime, law enforcement, and community events in Haywood County and the Maggie Valley area. The themes covered in Aarik's articles are primarily related to crime and entertainment news at a local level.
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Jody Ward spent his life pouring his love into the athletes he coached — and there were a lot of them.
A goal in the dying minutes of Wednesday evening’s game gave Tuscola soccer a major victory.
BACK IN ACTION — The Bears returned to their home turf for practice on Tuesday for the first time since Helene's flooding.
By: Aarik Long
Haywood County Schools employees who showed up and put in work during flood recovery will be paid, even though school technically wasn’t in session.
By: Aarik Long
As Helene’s rain pelted Haywood County, most were keeping an eye on rising water in creeks and rivers, but nine volunteer weather spotters scattered across the county were keeping an
By: Aarik Long
This fall, sports around Western North Carolina were brought to a standstill following Helene’s devastation. For Tuscola senior golfer McKenna Williams, the storm quite literally hit close to home.
By: Aarik Long
Tuscola golf didn’t get exactly the result they were looking for at the state championships, but an impressive day two helped the team climb the leaderboards.
The annual County Clash football game known to draw more than 10,000 spectators is just one week away, but it is still not certain where the game will be played.
By: Aarik Long
A race against the clock to fix flood damage to Pisgah Memorial Stadium is now in double overtime.
By: Aarik Long
Both teams had lost just one game in conference play, both against West Henderson, coming into the night.
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